Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-10
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Ireland Seems Too Big Contract for the
Present Rulers of Britain-What Co.
schen Is Expected to Do-Giadstone
Calmly Confident-The Nationalist Ex-
ultant-Oid World Happenings.
LONDON, JAN lD-Ths reconstruction of
the cabinet is still uncompleted- Lord Sails
bury continues to make changes and rear
engagements which are e1ultingly noted by
the Gladstonian Liberals as betraying the in
trinsic weakness of the government But
since it has become definitely known that
Gosche, 4 as chancellor of the exchequer, is to
be the only Wing in the cabinet, popular IN
terest in the ultimate composition Of the body
has abate1
There is no doubt that Goschen will
strengthen Lord Salisburys hands, especially
in his foreign policy, and, more particularly,
that part OF tho foreign policy which lies in
the direction of the German and Austrian
alliance and the retention Of English control
over Egypt. In regard to the Irish question,
Goschen supports Lord Ashbourne's theories.
He favors settlement of the land problem
by the introduction of large scheme to buy
out the landlords, but concurrenty with this
us NOuli iGolSt tllt stfCicSt "
to secure the carrying out of existing laws,
regardless of the character of the tenants
claims TO forbearance His influence, there
FORE tends straight toward the enactment OF
another crimes bill
Goschen's presence in the cabinet means the
PRONUNCIATION of an absolutely sound fiscal
policy. He will help TO give TO the country
sound administration in those great spend
ing departments of the government, the
army and navy Liberal Unionists are be
ginning to realize the fact that Goschen's ap-
pearance in the Tory camp has cast general
suspicion over the whole Liberal Unionist
section: that as pseudo Liberals despite their
protest, they are bound soon to be absorbed
into the Conservative ranks One immedi-
ate result Of this conviction has been the
rapid gravitation at the Radical Unionists
toward Gladstone. 1t is probable that the
Radicals will ultimately accept Gladstone's
home rule bill, provided the powers of the
proposed Irish parliament be limited so as TO
deal with measures of domestic legislation,
which powers shall be strictly confined by
statute law The difference between Glad
stones policy and that of the Radicals is this:
| The Radical- Unionist Idea is that the law
shall clearly define what the Irish parliam ent
NAV do, while Gladstone's bill simply de-
clared what it might not do. Parnelrs
physical condition is still very unsatisfactory
to his friends. Hs has very little strength,
and is afflicted with debility which threat
ems nnftness for work at the opening of par
| lament
| The prosecutions carried on by the govern
ment in ireland have not thus far percepti-
| bly, abated the success of the ''plan of cam
| paign." The Nationalist are exultanr over
their progress, and over the prospect of COM
p!ete victory which now seems to be assured
The smoothness and practically with which
| the plan has been carried out are indeed phs-
nomenal. 1t is now eleven weeks since
United Ireland published the unique scheme,
| and in this short time It has been put into
operation on host of estates, and the re-
markable fact can now be pointed to that
not a single tenant has been evicted on one
of those estates. All the moneys paid into
| the hands of the trustees under the plan are
| safe, the efforts to seize them having proved
| abortive. The poP1lace everywhere are ar
| dent assistants of the trustees For instance,
on the great estates of Lord Dillon a oontin-
uous patrol by the peasantry is kept up, ami
| there is a system of watchfires on the hill:
forming perfect arrangement for sig mailing
tile movements OF the police.